Visakhapatnam, Dec. 22 -- Indian star batter Smriti Mandhana etched her name into the record books during the first Women's T20 International against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, achieving a historic milestone in women's cricket.
The left-handed opener became the first Indian woman to score more than 4,000 runs in T20 internationals, a landmark achievement for Indian cricket. Overall, Mandhana is only the second woman in the world to reach the 4,000-run mark in the format, joining New Zealand great Suzie Bates, who currently leads the list with 4,716 runs.
She achieved 4,000 T20I runs in just 3,227 balls, significantly quicker than Bates, who took 3,675 deliveries to get there, underlining Mandhana's consistency and attacking app...